I have DVD player/satellite receiver and use HDMI to connect to TV.If I connect to a sound bar, there will be no video feed to TV.How do I fix that?
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i connected all of my hdmi devices to the sound bar including the TV which is plugged in to hdmi 1; i also used the digital audio out (optical) connex. All sound/video feeds through just fine. I just switch the input to hdmi port (hdmi 1 for tv, hdmi 2 for dvd/blu ray, hdmi 3 for roku).
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If you are using an HDMI it provides Audio and Video. So you can HDMI your dvd player to the sound bar in one of the three slots provided and then use an HDMI cord from the sound bar to the TV. If it isn't working make sure your TV has ARC and go thru the menu options in the sound bar and turn on HDMI pass through. Hope this helps!
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HDMI carries both Video and Sound. The sound bar works like an AV Home Theater Reciever, in a limited way. HDMI makes this very simple. I have three devices, CableTV/DVR box, Apple TV and BlueRay. All of the HDMI for these devices plug into the sound bar IN; 1,2 & 3. Then the HDMI OUT from the Sony Sound Bar plugs into the TV HDMI IN ONE. I leave the TV on the HDMI ONE, the sound bar, and then adjust the input on the sound bar to the source I want and volume on the sound bar. Works like a champ and it is a clean install with just the one cable to the TV. You can use more devices if your TV supports Optical, for best quality, or RCA out. That can be routend to the sound bar and the you can plug more devices into your TV too.
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The sound bar has to be on the correct input to get the video feed. Try changing that to whatever hdmi u have it hooked up to.
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I would like this answer also. I hooked my up to a toslink convertor an no sound came out of the sound bar. Any help?
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If your trying to feed your TV and sound bar from the DVD Player this will not feed both at the same time, it is a switch. Try going into your TV audio in and then come Audio out of the TV to the input of the sound bar or visa versa. If you do not have enough ins and outs look View HD SPDIF | TOSLINK Digital Optical Audio Splitter 1x3" here on Amazon.
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Keep in mind that this sound bar connections are input only. Normally a/v receivers have digital input only. Does your receiver have output for speakers? If so, you would not be able to connect this item to your receiver. You can connect this sound bar to your dvd player by using the rca connections or digital and then connect your projector using the hdmi from your dvd.
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I had to run the optical directly from TV to soundbar to fix issue of no sound with cable/satellite receiver and DVD player. It now works with everything.
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I have my system connected the way you have listed (minus the wii) and the tv speakers don't work at all. Any suggestions?
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If the DVD had an hdmi port just use an hdmi.cable. Look into an rf modulator if it doesn't.
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You have to use the HDMI Arc with the sound bar on D.in, the tv remote will control the sound bar volume, the cable remote seems to control the volume as well. I had to call Samsung support to figure all this out, the directions are terrible.
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best bet is to connect the sound bar to a cable box or Blue ray..you don't want the source/feed from the TV anyway (The TV audio circuitry is usually terrible anyway) Sound bar gives you the option of playing music without having the TV on.
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I am using the HDMI side port on my VIZIO TV to connect with the DVD player.I am using a mediabridge high speed HDMI cable for the connection. Hope this helps.
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Hi Kathleen, I watch over the air HD all the time and my soundbar works fine. I can't think of anything that would make it not work. Possibly a setting on your TV?
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Your TV can be programmed to play internal audio( only frim the TV itself) or external audio( to any external audio source) i.e. the sound bar or any external speaker device. If you are using the a fiber optic cable and you have a satellite receiver(Dish, DirecTV, U-verse), run the fiber optic cable from the sound bar fiber optic port to the receiver optic port to have sound come through the sound bar. Have the sound bar on the optic mode and you should be able to hear audio from the TV. Your TV speaker audio can be placed on both internal and external mode at the same time.
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It sounds like your sound bar is not connected throught the TV set. The audio cable should be connected to the TV set so that when the TV set is turned off there will be no sound through the sound bar. I have also had trouble with the remote for the sound bar. It seems to go out of alignment sometimes and will not operate the sound bar. I find that pushing the top button on the sound bar until it blinks orange and then hitting the volume control button will cause the soundbar and remote to work together again. One of the problems I read about with the sound bar was that the remote will not always operate the sound bar. Hopes this helps.
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I have my TV connected to the Soundbar via optical as well and it works fine. I had to buy the cable separately though. I would think that HDMI is all you need since the Soundbar acts as an HDMI hub.
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Yes, but one quick note that might help you: I switched from and older receiver that had many inputs and outputs but no HDMI to a newer one with HDMI support. At first when setting up the sound bar I freaked out when I realized the newer receiver didn't have optical out but it didn't stop me; I ended up running the optical out from the TV to the sound bar. If you have to do this you might need to go into your receiver's settings and enable sound through the TV HDMI signal (it was disabled in mine).
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Actually, I don't agree with BarryLee. I just got the SoundBar, and yes it does connect to the TV via HDMI cables, but that only provides sound for the DVD audio. The TV can connect to the subwoofer via a digital coaxial cable, which is not as good as an HDMI, but still good. Can't figure out if I am going to be able to connect my appleTV to the soundbar.
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Since no one else has answered this, I'll give it a shot. I'm not really sure, but I don't think you would get sound if you hook up a DVD player or a cable box to this monitor, even if you are using an HDMI cable. Also, I don't know if there would be any way to adjust the screen size and resolution to get the best picture out of the monitor. There may be workarounds for both, but I've never tried it.